---
id: generate-certificates
title: tcld generate-certificates command reference
sidebar_label: generate-certificates
description: Generate certificate authority and end-entity TLS certificates for Temporal Cloud with tcld generate-certificates commands. Use modifiers for customization.
slug: /cloud/tcld/generate-certificates/
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keywords:
  - cli-reference
  - tcld
tags:
  - Temporal Cloud
  - tcld
  - Certificates
---

The `tcld generate-certificates` commands generate certificate authority (CA) and end-entity TLS certificates for Temporal Cloud.

Alias: `gen`

- [tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate](#certificate-authority-certificate)
- [tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate](#end-entity-certificate)

## tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate {#certificate-authority-certificate}

The `tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate` command generates certificate authority (CA) certificates for Temporal Cloud.

`tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate <modifiers>`

Alias: `ca`

The following modifiers control the behavior of the command.

#### --organization

Specify an organization name for certificate generation.

Alias: `--org`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate --organization <value>
```

#### --validity-period

Specify the duration for which the certificate is valid.
Format values as d/h (for example, `30d10h` for a certificate lasting 30 days and 10 hours).

Alias: `-d`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate --validity-period <value>
```

#### --ca-certificate-file

Specify a path to a `.pem` file where the generated X.509 certificate file will be stored.

Alias: `--ca-cert`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate --ca-certificate-file <path>
```

#### --ca-key-file

Specify a path to a `.key` file where the certificate's private key will be stored.

Alias: `--ca-key`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate --ca-key-file <path>
```

#### --rsa-algorithm

When enabled, a 4096-bit RSA key pair is generated for the certificate instead of an ECDSA P-384 key pair.
Because an ECDSA P-384 key pair is the recommended default, this option is disabled.

Alias: `--rsa`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates certificate-authority-certificate --rsa-algorithm <boolean>
```

## tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate {#end-entity-certificate}

The `tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate` command generates end-entity (leaf) certificates for Temporal Cloud.

`tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate <modifiers>`

Alias: `leaf`

The following modifiers control the behavior of the command.

#### --organization

Specify an organization name for certificate generation.

Alias: `--org`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --organization <value>
```

#### --organization-unit

Optional: Specify the name of the organization unit.

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --organization-unit <value>
```

#### --validity-period

Specify the duration for which the certificate is valid.
Format values as d/h (for example, `30d10h` for a certificate lasting 30 days and 10 hours).

Alias: `-d`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --validity-period <value>
```

#### --ca-certificate-file

Specify the path of the X.509 CA certificate in a `.pem` file for the certificate authority.

Alias: `--ca-cert`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --ca-certificate-file <path>
```

#### --ca-key-file

Specify the path of the private key in a `.key` file for the certificate authority.

Alias: `--ca-key`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --ca-key-file <path>
```

#### --certificate-file

Specify a path to a `.pem` file where the generated X.509 leaf certificate file will be stored.

Alias: `--cert`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --certificate-file <path>
```

#### --key-file

Specify a path to a `.key` file where the leaf certificate's private key will be stored.

Alias: `--key`

**Example**

```bash
tcld generate-certificates end-entity-certificate --key-file <path>
```
